The announcement for the summit -- the first ever between leaders of the two countries -- was made after months of tension between the two nations.
This year's theme is 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family' and people will be able to join the celebrations virtually at 7 am on June 21. The Indian missions abroad are trying to reach out to the people through digital media as well as through the network of institutions which support yoga, officials said.
India has emerged as one of the 10 fastest growing sources of foreign direct investment into the US.
Taylor Swift recently addressed her fans in a video that previewed her performance as she rehearses ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin where she will take the center stage.
North Dakota is now the second-largest oil-producing state after Texas.
Just 17 and getting better each time she dives in the water, Ledecky was in a class of her own at as she cruised to victory in three minutes, 58.37 seconds.
Fifty years ago on July 20, 1969 with these words American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" E Aldrin made history by becoming the first human beings to set foot on another world -- the moon. It was an event that was watched by millions on television and one that remains etched in all our memories. Collected here are 17 images of that historic mission, a "giant leap for mankind".
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman in the US state of Texas has been found guilty of causing arson that killed her husband two years ago.
The newly-formed entity which will list on the NYSE as Eros STX Entertainment Corp, will remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with headquarters in both Mumbai, India, and Burbank, California, and has also got $125 million in fresh funding. The merger will not change the structure of Eros's Indian arm which is also listed on Indian stock exchanges.
ITServe's lawsuit against the USCIS alleges that the agency has no authority to misinterpret the existing regulations and shorten the approval durations.
"Shame on You, Barack Obama," Clinton, the New York Senator, said during a rally in Ohio. The Democratic nomination contest will be held on March 4 here along with the southern state of Texas. She charged the Obama campaign with producing misleading leaflets on her health care and free trade positions.
Nina Davuluri proves once again that she is much more than just a pretty face.
Amazon has announced two new tablets -- 7-inch Kindle Fire HD and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, at a special event in California, USA. Here's their stunning features that can give a tough run to Apple's iPad.
Want to catch up on all that happened across the world in the week gone by? Here are 10 images that says it all.
PV Sindhu, Depika Padukone ensured Indian representation on the global front.
Swadeshi Jagran will be leading the delegation on a multi-city tour, expected to start on September 21. The week-long trip will include meetings with industry bodies and government agencies.
The winner will receive USD 50,000 in college scholarship and lifetime membership of the National Geographic Society.
A massive drone strike on the world's largest crude-processing facility operated by Saudi Arabia's Aramco has driven oil prices to their highest level in nearly four months. The attack has knocked out over half of Saudi Arabia's production as it cut 5.7 million barrels per day or over 5 per cent of the world's supply.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Four people were killed and 14 injured as a gunman in a uniform went on rampage at the United States military base in Fort Hood, Texas.
For the first time in 52 years, in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, two boys were co-champions -- and you bet, they were Indian Americans.
It was the 12th day in a row that US military planes have approached the mainland coast, the report said.
Dozens of children were released from the facility as a result of the litigation and as a result of the deal.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the US Grand Prix on Sunday while Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel failed to clinch his third consecutive drivers' title on his 100th career start.
As Katy Perry began her first concert in Mumbai, all thoughts of the heat and the need for water quite literally evaporated, says 17-year-old Maya Dominic.
Spicejet will raise Rs 530.76 crore or Rs 5.3 billion ($118.5 million) through issue of equity shares on preferential basis to various foreign and domestic investors.
The pole was the second of the Dutch 22-year-old's Formula One career and the first in Brazil for engine partners Honda since the late triple champion Ayrton Senna in 1991 with McLaren.
Katie Ledecky of the United States broke her own world record for 800 metres freestyle at the world swimming championships on Saturday.
Ted Cruz on Sunday won all 14 delegates in the Wyoming State Republican convention.
A mega Diaspora event with an attendance of around 7,000 people is being planned.
Neelima Tirumalasetti, a victim of outsourcing, will continue her fight even though a US court has ruled in favour of her former employer.
Reader Shwetha has sent us this photograph with the star.
A man in the US has built a tricycle that will let you soar into the sky and cruise over rush-hour traffic jams.
An exorbitant rate is defined in the lawsuit as 'in excess of 10 per cent of the average price for those goods and services.'
None of the more than half a dozen new Indian Americans candidates, many of whom caught national attention by giving tough fight to their opponents and out raising them in the fund raisers, could make it to the House of Representatives.
The threat of a nuclear terror strike is very real and lurking nearby, says Vicky Nanjappa
Young Indian golfer Aditi Ashok notched up her second successive top-10 finish by finishing tied-sixth at the Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic, in Texas.
India on Tuesday temporarily licensed the export of paracetamol and anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine in appropriate quantities to some countries, which have been particularly badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
C Mauli Agrawal was made the Dean of the College of Engineering by the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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